Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
Dec 3, 2009

More coverage of yesterday’s release of transit and road projects "ready to go" for Congress’ jobs bill (WSJ, Det. News, WashPost, Free Press, Politics Daily)

A crucial footnote in the debate over using bailout money on infrastructure: $1 for TARP isn’t $1 for budgeting purposes (Ezra Klein)

Maryland governor cheers the prospects for a new federal infrastructure stimulus bill (AP)

Boston transit sees monthly ridership increase, which could bode well for the local economy (Globe)

Harvard prof Jeff Frankel has some thoughts on how to mend the budget deficit, and raising the gas tax is a big one (Frankel Blog via WSJ)

During a trip to D.C. for the White House jobs summit, Michigan’s governor also plans to talk high-speed rail with LaHood (WILX)

Complete streets policy in Charlotte, NC, wins EPA smart growth award (NCSC Blog)

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Photo: David Besh, CC

Op-Ed: To Heal Historic Highway Harms, Sec. Buttigieg Needs Bold Thinking

By Ben Crowther | Sep 22, 2022

Entrenched state departments of transportation dedicated to highway building threaten to capture Reconnecting Communities grant funds to continue harm — not undo it.

Mayor Jim Brainerd, with a friend. Main photo: JimBrainerd.Com

‘We Couldn’t Take A Roundabout Out if We Wanted To’: An Interview with Jim Brainerd, Mayor of Carmel, Ind.

By Kea Wilson | Sep 22, 2022

The Indianapolis suburb of Carmel has become internationally famous for its commitment to a hotly-debated traffic safety intervention known as the "roundabout." It wasn't always that way, though — until Mayor Jim Brainerd came along.

This stretch of I-375 is like a scar in Detroit. The Biden administration is encouraging change.

Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway

By Aaron Short | Sep 22, 2022

“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

Photo: Illinois State Police, CC

Thursday’s Headlines Feel a Little Better

By Blake Aued | Sep 22, 2022

Traffic deaths declined for the first time in almost two years, reversing a disturbing trend dating back to summer of 2020.

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The Internal-Combustion Car Did Us a Favor

By Josh Stephens | Sep 21, 2022

Thank the conventional car. It was just awful enough, at just the right moment, to inspire a revolution in land use regulation.

Photo: City of Carmel

Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2022

An Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.